16th federal electoral district of Mexico City
Federal electoral district of Mexico
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The 16th federal electoral district of Mexico City (Spanish: Distrito electoral federal 16 de la Ciudad de México; prior to 2016, "of the Federal District") is one of the 300 electoral districts into which Mexico is divided for elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of the 22 currently operational districts in Mexico City.[1]
| Mexico City's 16th | |
|---|---|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Member | Carina Piceno Navarro |
| Party | âMorena |
| Congress | 66th (2024â2027) |
| District | |
| State | Mexico City |
| Head town | Ãlvaro Obregón |
| Coordinates | 19°21â²23â³N 99°14â²10â³W |
| Covers | Ãlvaro Obregón (part) |
| PR region | Fourth |
| Precincts | 240 |
| Population | 386,317 (2020 Census) |
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It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative session by means of the first-past-the-post system. Votes cast in the district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the fourth region.[2][3]
The current member for the district, elected in the 2024 general election, is Estela Carina Piceno Navarro of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4][5]
District territory
Under the 2023 districting plan adopted by the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is to be used for the 2024, 2027 and 2030 federal elections,[6] the 16th district covers 240 electoral precincts (secciones electorales) in the northern portion of the borough (alcaldÃa) of Ãlvaro Obregón.[7]
The district reported a population of 386,317 in the 2020 Census.[1]
Previous districting schemes
| 1974 | 1978 | 1996 | 2005 | 2017 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City (Federal District) | 27 | 40 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
| Chamber of Deputies | 196 | 300 | ||||
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2017â2022
- Between 2017 and 2022 the 16th district covered 250 precincts in the borough of Ãlvaro Obregón. The remainder of the borough was in the 6th district.[10][11]
2005â2017
- Under the 2005 districting scheme, the 16th district covered the northern portion of Ãlvaro Obregón.[12][13]
1996â2005
1978â1996
- The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, the Federal District's seat allocation rose from 27 to 40.[8] The 16th district covered the bulk of the borough of Benito Juárez.[15]
Deputies returned to Congress
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| Election | Deputy | Party | Term | Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ramón Cabrera CosÃo |  |
1952â1955 | 42nd Congress |
| 1955 | Luis M. FarÃas | |
1955â1958 | 43rd Congress |
| 1958 | Rubén MarÃn y Kall | |
1958â1961 | 44th Congress |
| 1961 | Salvador López Avitia | |
1961â1964 | 45th Congress |
| 1964 | Ramón Zentella Ascencio | |
1964â1967 | 46th Congress |
| 1967 | Fernando Córdoba Lobo | |
1967â1970 | 47th Congress |
| 1970 | Rafael Argüelles Sánchez | |
1970â1973 | 48th Congress |
| 1973 | Luis del Toro Calero | |
1973â1976 | 49th Congress |
| 1976 | Alfonso ArgudÃn Laria | |
1976â1979 | 50th Congress |
| 1979 | Jorge Flores Vizcarra | |
1979â1982 | 51st Congress |
| 1982 | José Aguilar Alcérreca | |
1982â1985 | 52nd Congress |
| 1985 | Francisco BerlÃn Valenzuela | |
1985â1988 | 53rd Congress |
| 1988 | José Arturo Ocampo Villalobos |  |
1988â1991 | 54th Congress |
| 1991 | Paloma Villaseñor Vargas | |
1991â1994 | 55th Congress |
| 1994 | VÃctor Manuel Rubio | |
1994â1997 | 56th Congress |
| 1997 | Leticia Robles ColÃn[16] | .svg){kind=logo} |
1997â2000 | 57th Congress |
| 2000 | Carlos Alberto Flores Gutiérrez[17] | |
2000â2003 | 58th Congress |
| 2003 | VÃctor Suárez Carrera[18] |  |
2003â2006 | 59th Congress |
| 2006 | Valentina Batres Guadarrama[19] | |
2006â2009 | 60th Congress |
| 2009 | Leticia Robles ColÃn[20] | |
2009â2012 | 61st Congress |
| 2012 | Mario Miguel Carrillo Huerta[21] | |
2012â2015 | 62nd Congress |
| 2015 | Cristina GarcÃa Bravo[22] | |
2015â2018 | 63rd Congress |
| 2018[23] | Lorena Villavicencio Ayala[24] |  |
2018â2021 | 64th Congress |
| 2021[25] | Xavier González Zirión[26] | |
2021â2024 | 65th Congress |
| 2024[4] | Estela Carina Piceno Navarro[5] | |
2024â2027 | 66th Congress |
Presidential elections
| Election | District won by | Party or coalition | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[27] | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |   Juntos Haremos Historia |
56.7214 |
| 2024[28] | Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo |  Sigamos Haciendo Historia |
57.2621 |